Mountain Goat vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Oreamnos americanus compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• Mountain Goat is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Goat	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Oreamnos	Rhizocarpon
Species	Oreamnos americanus	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Goat	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Single-Spored Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.